Vera V Serdechnaia
Biographic Data
| ID | 9455495 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vera V Serdechnaia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vera V |
| FAMILY NAME | Serdechnaia |
| SIGNATURE | SERDECHNAIA V V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kuban State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8718-3556 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“She Was a Notorious”
This article examines the critical reception of the English writer Aphra Behn within the Russian literary criticism and scholarship of the second half of the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. The study analyzes references to and assessments of Behn’s literary legacy found in a range of sources, including general literary histories, academic textbooks, dictionaries, and reference works. The primary materials under scrutiny include the …
Russian Critical, Translational, and Creative Reception of William Blake’s “Milton”
This article offers a comprehensive examination of the diverse trajectories of Russian reception of William Blake’s epic poem Milton (1804–1811). The critical reception of the poem is analyzed in detail, beginning with its first mention in Russian scholarship in 1897 in an article by Z. A. Vengerova, followed by brief discussions by Soviet-era scholars such as M. N. Gutner, A. A. Elistratova, and E. A. Nekrasova. The poem was later subjected to m…
Image of John Milton in Russian Poetry of 18th and 19th Centuries
This study is dedicated to the analysis of the formation and understanding of the dynamic development of the image of the English poet John Milton in Russian lyrical and lyric-epic poetry. The material for this investigation consists of lyrical and lyric-epic works by Russian writers from the 18th and 19th centuries that reference Milton. Employing hermeneutic, historical-cultural, and comparative methods, the article identifies three distinct tr…
History of Russian Translational Reception of Edwin Arnold’s Poem “The Light of Asia”
This study investigates the translational strategies employed by A.M. Fedorov in his poetic rendition of Edwin Arnold’s Buddhist poem “The Light of Asia,” created in 1895. It explores how Arnold’s text is modified in translation and how these modifications contribute to the contextualization of the poem within the Russian poetic landscape. The analysis draws on the original text of “The Light of Asia” by Edwin Arnold, along with translations by A…
William Blake and His Characters in English-Language Science Fiction and Fantasy of the 1960s–2000s
The article is devoted to the creative reception of William Blake’s heritage in the English-language science fiction and fantasy literature of the 1960s–2000s. Science fiction and fantasy novel authors mainly use Blake’s epic world in one of two directions: either they borrow the very principles of the structure of the world, its toponyms, and titan characters, or they use Blake himself as a character. So, Philip José Farmer uses the world and my…
Evolution of Literary-Critical Method of Julius Aikhenvald and His Views on Shakespeare’s Creativity
The research problem concerns the evolution of critical views of Julius Isaevich Aikhenvald (1872—1928) in relation to his perception of William Shakespeare’s creativity. The aim of the study is to trace how changes in the critic’s personal fate and the global political situation led to his reevaluation of Shakespeare’s images. The material consists of little-known articles by the critic, published both in Russia in the 1910s-1920s and in emigrat…
Problems of Russian Theatrical Reception of Shakespeare in Criticism of Yuli Eichenwald
The problem of this study lies in evaluating the methodological approach of Yuli Eichenwald (1872—1928) as a theatrical critic and theorist, specifically his writings on Shakespearean productions both in Russia and abroad. Known primarily as a literary critic, Eichenwald also wrote about theater, but his works in this area have been largely unexplored. The aim of this study is to shed light on Eichenwald's principles of theatrical criticism. The …
Egor Letov’s ‘Eternal Spring’ Formula as a Result and an Object of Creative Reception
The article analyzes the history of the ‘eternal spring’ formula before Yegor Letov, as well as the reception of the video for that song in Dmitry Danilov’s poem “Eternal Spring in Solitary Confinement”. The author for the first time in Russian literature analyzes the history and content of the ‘eternal spring’ image, dating back to Ovid, and clarifies the stable semantics of this formula as a designation of the topos of the earthly Paradise (or …
Translation Strategies of M. Kuzmin in Translating Shakespeare
The article deals with the reception of the works of William Shakespeare in the translations of Mikhail Kuzmin (1872–1936). The relevance of the research is due to the insufficient study of the reception of Shakespeare’s work in the heritage of Kuzmin, including in his translation heritage. The novelty of the study lies in a comprehensive understanding of the place of Shakespeare in the creative activity of M. Kuzmin, including as a translator an…
Translation, Critical, and Creative Reception of Shakespeare in Legacy of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
This article examines the reception of William Shakespeare’s works in the creative output of writer, theorist, and historian of theater Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky (1887—1950). The relevance of the study is due to the insufficient research on the reception of Shakespeare’s works in Krzhizhanovsky’s legacy, as well as the interpretation of many unexplored, unpublished, or not yet introduced into scientific circulation materials on the topic. The nove…
“Our Country Has Become Shakespeare’s Homeland”
The article is devoted to the phenomenon of introducing Shakespeare into the reading canon of the Soviet Russia in 1930s. It also demonstrates the role of the new translations in this process. The authors explore the reasons for placing Shakespeare at the center of the canon: the approval of his work by Karl Marx, the Soviet appropriation of the highest achievements of world culture, the interpretation of Shakespeare as a Realist writer. The need…
Translation Principles of Vadim Shershenevich and Their Implementation in Translations of Playwrights of William Shakespeare
The article is devoted to comprehension of the translational reception of William Shakespeare’s work in the legacy of Vadim Shershenevich (1893—1942) in the context of his author's translation strategies. The novelty of the study is connected with the identification of Shershenevich’s translation strategies as an adherent of “accurate translation”, with the reconstruction of the history of the poet’s translation achievements in the field of Shake…
Vadim Shershenevich as a translator, librettist and critic in a theatrical dialogue with Shakespeare
The reception of the works of William Shakespeare in the work of the poet and translator Vadim Shershenevich (1893—1942) is considered. The relevance of the study is due to the insufficient study of the reception of Shakespeare’s work in the legacy of Shershenevich. The novelty of the study lies in the reference to the little-known texts by Shershenevich, which are translations and adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays for the early Soviet theater, …
“Access Point” – 2020
The article is devoted to the phenomenon of digital theatre, that is a theatre created via digital technologies. Digital theatre needs to be distinguished from a “traditional” one, and a broadcast theatre, using digital technologies (online broadcasting). Digital theater, which had been developing even before the 2020 pandemic, flourished during the lockdown period, when theatres found themselves in a situation of forced isolation. The article an…
Blake Studies in the 21st Century
The author summarizes Blake studies of the 21st century. The beginning of the modern era of Blake studies can be considered with the paradigm of deconstruction. At the end of the 20th century, synthetic analysis took a special place in Blake studies, when Blake’s illuminated books were studied as an inseparable unity of verbal and visual. Blake’s legacy has undergone a significant evolution related to deconstruction and postmodern approaches, and…
Literary Romanticism as a Theoretical Issue
The article is devoted to the analysis of the concept of literary romanticism. The research aims at a refinement of the “romanticism” concept in relation to the history of the literary process. The main research methods include conceptual analysis, textual analysis, comparative historical research. The author analyzes the semantic genesis of the term “romanticism”, various interpretations of the concept, compares the definitions of different peri…
Post-dramatically
The article is devoted to the interpretation of the concept of postdramatic theatre as applied to the stage practice of modern Russian theatre. Despite the controversial theoretical status of the concept of postdramatic theatre, it is a convenient generalizing term to mark the directions towards expansion of theatrical boundaries that has taken place in recent decades in Russian and world theatre. The article gives various examples from modern Ru…
William Blake in the Soviet Reception
The article is devoted to a scantily explored aspect of the Russian reception of William Blake: the justification of the poet in Soviet criticism as a ‘revolutionary Romanticist’. The purpose of the article is to characterize strategies for understanding the heritage of William Blake by Soviet critics. Soviet Blake was officially ‘born’ in 1957 – after the World Peace Council’s decision on celebrations of the poet’s bicentennial. Blake, with a re…
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Literary Romanticism as a Theoretical Issue
The article is devoted to the analysis of the concept of literary romanticism. The research aims at a refinement of the “romanticism” concept in relation to the history of the literary process. The main research methods include conceptual analysis, textual analysis, comparative historical research. The author analyzes the semantic genesis of the term “romanticism”, various interpretations of the concept, compares the definitions of different peri…
Post-dramatically
The article is devoted to the interpretation of the concept of postdramatic theatre as applied to the stage practice of modern Russian theatre. Despite the controversial theoretical status of the concept of postdramatic theatre, it is a convenient generalizing term to mark the directions towards expansion of theatrical boundaries that has taken place in recent decades in Russian and world theatre. The article gives various examples from modern Ru…
William Blake in the Soviet Reception
The article is devoted to a scantily explored aspect of the Russian reception of William Blake: the justification of the poet in Soviet criticism as a ‘revolutionary Romanticist’. The purpose of the article is to characterize strategies for understanding the heritage of William Blake by Soviet critics. Soviet Blake was officially ‘born’ in 1957 – after the World Peace Council’s decision on celebrations of the poet’s bicentennial. Blake, with a re…
“Access Point” – 2020
The article is devoted to the phenomenon of digital theatre, that is a theatre created via digital technologies. Digital theatre needs to be distinguished from a “traditional” one, and a broadcast theatre, using digital technologies (online broadcasting). Digital theater, which had been developing even before the 2020 pandemic, flourished during the lockdown period, when theatres found themselves in a situation of forced isolation. The article an…
Blake Studies in the 21st Century
The author summarizes Blake studies of the 21st century. The beginning of the modern era of Blake studies can be considered with the paradigm of deconstruction. At the end of the 20th century, synthetic analysis took a special place in Blake studies, when Blake’s illuminated books were studied as an inseparable unity of verbal and visual. Blake’s legacy has undergone a significant evolution related to deconstruction and postmodern approaches, and…
“Our Country Has Become Shakespeare’s Homeland”
The article is devoted to the phenomenon of introducing Shakespeare into the reading canon of the Soviet Russia in 1930s. It also demonstrates the role of the new translations in this process. The authors explore the reasons for placing Shakespeare at the center of the canon: the approval of his work by Karl Marx, the Soviet appropriation of the highest achievements of world culture, the interpretation of Shakespeare as a Realist writer. The need…
Translation Principles of Vadim Shershenevich and Their Implementation in Translations of Playwrights of William Shakespeare
The article is devoted to comprehension of the translational reception of William Shakespeare’s work in the legacy of Vadim Shershenevich (1893—1942) in the context of his author's translation strategies. The novelty of the study is connected with the identification of Shershenevich’s translation strategies as an adherent of “accurate translation”, with the reconstruction of the history of the poet’s translation achievements in the field of Shake…
Vadim Shershenevich as a translator, librettist and critic in a theatrical dialogue with Shakespeare
The reception of the works of William Shakespeare in the work of the poet and translator Vadim Shershenevich (1893—1942) is considered. The relevance of the study is due to the insufficient study of the reception of Shakespeare’s work in the legacy of Shershenevich. The novelty of the study lies in the reference to the little-known texts by Shershenevich, which are translations and adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays for the early Soviet theater, …
Egor Letov’s ‘Eternal Spring’ Formula as a Result and an Object of Creative Reception
The article analyzes the history of the ‘eternal spring’ formula before Yegor Letov, as well as the reception of the video for that song in Dmitry Danilov’s poem “Eternal Spring in Solitary Confinement”. The author for the first time in Russian literature analyzes the history and content of the ‘eternal spring’ image, dating back to Ovid, and clarifies the stable semantics of this formula as a designation of the topos of the earthly Paradise (or …
Translation Strategies of M. Kuzmin in Translating Shakespeare
The article deals with the reception of the works of William Shakespeare in the translations of Mikhail Kuzmin (1872–1936). The relevance of the research is due to the insufficient study of the reception of Shakespeare’s work in the heritage of Kuzmin, including in his translation heritage. The novelty of the study lies in a comprehensive understanding of the place of Shakespeare in the creative activity of M. Kuzmin, including as a translator an…
Translation, Critical, and Creative Reception of Shakespeare in Legacy of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
This article examines the reception of William Shakespeare’s works in the creative output of writer, theorist, and historian of theater Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky (1887—1950). The relevance of the study is due to the insufficient research on the reception of Shakespeare’s works in Krzhizhanovsky’s legacy, as well as the interpretation of many unexplored, unpublished, or not yet introduced into scientific circulation materials on the topic. The nove…
Evolution of Literary-Critical Method of Julius Aikhenvald and His Views on Shakespeare’s Creativity
The research problem concerns the evolution of critical views of Julius Isaevich Aikhenvald (1872—1928) in relation to his perception of William Shakespeare’s creativity. The aim of the study is to trace how changes in the critic’s personal fate and the global political situation led to his reevaluation of Shakespeare’s images. The material consists of little-known articles by the critic, published both in Russia in the 1910s-1920s and in emigrat…
Problems of Russian Theatrical Reception of Shakespeare in Criticism of Yuli Eichenwald
The problem of this study lies in evaluating the methodological approach of Yuli Eichenwald (1872—1928) as a theatrical critic and theorist, specifically his writings on Shakespearean productions both in Russia and abroad. Known primarily as a literary critic, Eichenwald also wrote about theater, but his works in this area have been largely unexplored. The aim of this study is to shed light on Eichenwald's principles of theatrical criticism. The …
Image of John Milton in Russian Poetry of 18th and 19th Centuries
This study is dedicated to the analysis of the formation and understanding of the dynamic development of the image of the English poet John Milton in Russian lyrical and lyric-epic poetry. The material for this investigation consists of lyrical and lyric-epic works by Russian writers from the 18th and 19th centuries that reference Milton. Employing hermeneutic, historical-cultural, and comparative methods, the article identifies three distinct tr…
History of Russian Translational Reception of Edwin Arnold’s Poem “The Light of Asia”
This study investigates the translational strategies employed by A.M. Fedorov in his poetic rendition of Edwin Arnold’s Buddhist poem “The Light of Asia,” created in 1895. It explores how Arnold’s text is modified in translation and how these modifications contribute to the contextualization of the poem within the Russian poetic landscape. The analysis draws on the original text of “The Light of Asia” by Edwin Arnold, along with translations by A…
William Blake and His Characters in English-Language Science Fiction and Fantasy of the 1960s–2000s
The article is devoted to the creative reception of William Blake’s heritage in the English-language science fiction and fantasy literature of the 1960s–2000s. Science fiction and fantasy novel authors mainly use Blake’s epic world in one of two directions: either they borrow the very principles of the structure of the world, its toponyms, and titan characters, or they use Blake himself as a character. So, Philip José Farmer uses the world and my…
“She Was a Notorious”
This article examines the critical reception of the English writer Aphra Behn within the Russian literary criticism and scholarship of the second half of the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. The study analyzes references to and assessments of Behn’s literary legacy found in a range of sources, including general literary histories, academic textbooks, dictionaries, and reference works. The primary materials under scrutiny include the …
Russian Critical, Translational, and Creative Reception of William Blake’s “Milton”
This article offers a comprehensive examination of the diverse trajectories of Russian reception of William Blake’s epic poem Milton (1804–1811). The critical reception of the poem is analyzed in detail, beginning with its first mention in Russian scholarship in 1897 in an article by Z. A. Vengerova, followed by brief discussions by Soviet-era scholars such as M. N. Gutner, A. A. Elistratova, and E. A. Nekrasova. The poem was later subjected to m…
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